UK SINGLES 1978-1982
Ian Gillan Band / Gillan
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A : MAD ELAINE
B : MERCURY HIGH
ISLAND WIP 6423 : Jan 27. 1978
From Scarabus,
regular Island bag.
DJ copies also pressed.
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A : VENGEANCE
B : SMOKE ON THE WATER
ACROBAT BAT 12 : October 1979
A from Mr Universe. Non LP Smoke On The Water
done in one take in studio, horrible. Cover as Mr Universe LP.
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A : SLEEPING ON THE JOB
B : HIGHER & HIGHER
VIRGIN VS 355 : June 1980
A from Japanese Mr. Universe, B from Gillan
Fans Only. Free patch. Cartoon cover.
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A : NO EASY WAY
B : HANDLES ON HER HIPS / I MIGHT AS WELL GO HOME
VIRGIN VS 362 : July 1980
A from Glory Rd; two non album b-side tracks.
Title sleeve.
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A : TROUBLE
B : YOUR SISTER’S ON MY LIST
C/D : MR. UNIVERSE / VENGEANCE / SMOKE ON THE WATER
VIRGIN VS 377 : October 1980
Non-album Trouble, Sister’s off
Japanese Mr. Universe. Three live tracks from Reading Aug 22.
1980 Double single in gatefold sleeve with a live photo, then
in regular sleeve.
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A : MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION
B : THE MAELSTROM
VIRGIN VSK 103 : Feb 1981
Two non-album tracks. Early copies had a booklet
with story in, later copies had normal 7” sleeve.
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A : NEW ORLEANS
B : TAKE A HOLD ON YOURSELF
VIRGIN VS 406 : March 1981
Future Shock a-side, non LP flip. Mississipi
paddle boat on cover.
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A : NO LAUGHING IN HEAVEN / ONE FOR THE ROAD
B : LUCILLE / BAD NEWS
VIRGIN VS 425 : June 1981
Future Shock a-side, two non LP flips. Sleeve
has fantasy illustration.
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A : NIGHTMARE
B : BITE THE BULLET
VIRGIN VS 441 : October 1981
A from Double Trouble, live flip
from Reading 1981. That’s not Gillan on the sleeve!
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A : RESTLESS
B : ON THE ROCKS
VIRGIN VS 465 / VSY 465 : January 1982
A off Double Trouble, live flip from Reading
1981. Issued in 7” sleeve, fold out poster, or picture disc,
with image of a boy against a high-rise landscape.
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A : LIVING FOR THE CITY
B : BREAKING CHAINS
VIRGIN VS 519 / VS 519Y : August
1982
Magic a-side, non LP flip. Also
issued as picture disc by mistake. They meant to use Purple Sky
on the pic disc b-side and this title is printed on the disc.
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A : LIVING FOR THE CITY
B : PURPLE SKY
VIRGIN VSY 519 : August 1982
Correct version of the pic disc. Non LP flip.
The correct version has the word Orlake scratched on the B-side.
The wrong version just has the catalogue number.
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A : LONG GONE
B : FIJI
VIRGIN VS 537 : October 1982
Magic a-side and non LP flip.
Sleeve has cut-out hand holding cards.
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Notes
At
the time a lot of the singles and b-sides were not available
on album. Some were rounded up on the collection What I Did
On My Vacation, and they were later added to remastered CDs
by Virgin. There were no posthumous releases and (strangely)
no regular 12" editions. I've never seen any special promo labels
for the Virgin issues but white labels and acetates do circulate.
Most of the singles are quite easy to collect although finding
them in pristine condition is less common. The Island single
is less common and Vengeace takes some finding. The picture
discs were only pressed in small numbers but most went to fans
so do come onto the market at quite reasonable prices. Please
let us know of any errors or omissions.
Discography copyright Darker Than Blue Magazine/DPAS
Archives, © 2007
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